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pattydsf's review against another edition
3.0
I do like listening to Agatha Christie's books. They make excellent companions as I drive around. This is the second Tommy & Tuppence audio I have listened to. The first takes place during World War I and I assume the second book is also during that time period.
This book is set when Tommy & Tuppence are "old" and supposedly unable to help with the war effort. Well, naturally they are not willing to sit still and just do nothing. The story is fun, easy to follow and not hard to listen to.
I will say that some parts are a bit disconcerting. Christie has some ideas about cultural types that we would no longer subscribe to. Once I got over the surprise, it did not really affect the story.
This book is set when Tommy & Tuppence are "old" and supposedly unable to help with the war effort. Well, naturally they are not willing to sit still and just do nothing. The story is fun, easy to follow and not hard to listen to.
I will say that some parts are a bit disconcerting. Christie has some ideas about cultural types that we would no longer subscribe to. Once I got over the surprise, it did not really affect the story.
susannavs's review against another edition
5.0
The second Tommy and Tuppence book that I've read and I'm starting to really like them!
megs128's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
wenzz's review against another edition
4.0
Reading this book makes me love Agatha Christie even more. She is a brilliant writer with witty works and a charming sense of humour. Tommy and Tuppence are a great combo. Tuppence with her sarcastic lines and Tommy with his tomfoolery. They both make sense as both friend and couple. They may not be as smart (and boastful) as Hercule Poirot is but they are unique and distinct in their own way which i absolutely adore!
andrealoverke's review against another edition
5.0
As every Christie book I've read up till now,I didn't see this ending coming at all. Things twist and turn and you keep guessing how the puzzle fits. But as always, I was wrong. Great read.
davidb71's review against another edition
4.0
This is the seventh Agatha Christie novel I've read, and it's something completely different to the others - no murder to speak of, but rather a middle aged married couple investigating a possible German spy ring, set during the early stages of the second world war.
I enjoyed this - as I've enjoyed every Christie book I've read thus far. It was well constructed and it kept me guessing, and I found both the story and the characters engaging. What I found really interesting, though, was the writing about the war, Nazi propaganda - and the power it can have over certain people - and Nazi sympathisers within Britain. This book was published in 1941, and it is a contemporaneous account of the time. Although it's not the main focus of the book, I thought Christie wrote well about the dangers of fascism and the allure of Nazi ideology to certain people, while also writing in a humane and empathetic way about the affect of war on ordinary people - whatever their nationality. I found much of this as relevant today as it was then, and on some level that I can't quite articulate very well, I found it interesting that this was written before the full horrors of the holocaust were known - that was still an unimaginable future, yet an inevitable outcome of where that repellent, toxic ideology leads.
But maybe I'm making this sound heavier than it is - because it's really an enjoyable and well-constructed mystery. But I personally found its period and setting added additional layers of interest to the story, and some of the issues explored still, sadly, have relevance today.
I enjoyed this - as I've enjoyed every Christie book I've read thus far. It was well constructed and it kept me guessing, and I found both the story and the characters engaging. What I found really interesting, though, was the writing about the war, Nazi propaganda - and the power it can have over certain people - and Nazi sympathisers within Britain. This book was published in 1941, and it is a contemporaneous account of the time. Although it's not the main focus of the book, I thought Christie wrote well about the dangers of fascism and the allure of Nazi ideology to certain people, while also writing in a humane and empathetic way about the affect of war on ordinary people - whatever their nationality. I found much of this as relevant today as it was then, and on some level that I can't quite articulate very well, I found it interesting that this was written before the full horrors of the holocaust were known - that was still an unimaginable future, yet an inevitable outcome of where that repellent, toxic ideology leads.
But maybe I'm making this sound heavier than it is - because it's really an enjoyable and well-constructed mystery. But I personally found its period and setting added additional layers of interest to the story, and some of the issues explored still, sadly, have relevance today.
crankyfacedknitter's review against another edition
5.0
Enjoyed the longer novel and intricacy of this book. Set during WWII in England, and boy howdy are there a LOT of parallels, socially, to what's happening now. The divisions, the misinformation, the gossip, the subtlety of white supremacy (in this case focused on "improving" England...sound familiar?), the talk about rounding up foreigners and shoving them into internment camps...yeah.
Tommy's still kind of a dick.
Tommy's still kind of a dick.
rebeccabadger's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0